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Old 09-Dec-2006, 01:16
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Default What is 'arrested development'? (I'm not referring to the TV series w/ the same name)

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I've always believed in the adage that the secret of eternal youth is arrested development. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980)
What is arrested development in this sentence?
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It means that if the person develops fully into an adult they won't be eternally youthful- the youthful manage to stop maturing before they lose that quality.
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